What does שֶׁרֶץ · עוֹף mean in the Bible?
e. active mass of minute animals".
Hebrew · H8318, H5775
שֶׁרֶץ הָעוֹף
A swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals · a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
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שֶׁרֶץ H8318 a swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals
עוֹף H5775 a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
Pronunciation ʿwōp
Birds defined by their covering wings—the physical capacity for flight, not taxonomy alone.
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What does שֶׁרֶץ הָעוֹף (šereṣ hāʿôp̄) mean in the Bible?
שֶׁרֶץ · עוֹף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8318, H5775?
H8318, H5775 is connected to 86 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals
Strong's H8318, H5775
Lexical occurrences 86 verses Source Gloss
a swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֶׁרֶץ הָעוֹף is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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